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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

W.i.P Wednesday

Well that was a slightly unscheduled blogging holiday. We`re back from a few days at the in-laws where there was an abundance of favourite aunties and cool cousins and so I took full advantage of the childcare and read some books on my kindle! What a luxury that was.

The front path at the in-laws

So now we`re back and I feel quite out of the loop both in terms of sewing and blogging. If I haven`t been to visit you for a few days I apologize and will try and catch up soon. Promise.

So before we left, I assembled my Drunk in Central Park baby quilt for Kate and Kristie`s QAL and here it is in the beautiful sun we have had today.

One of the things on my Winter Stitching List was to learn to piece curves and while I wouldn`t say it`s quite mastered, I`m pretty pleased with how these blocks came together.

Today I set to work on making a baby boy quilt for my cousin and his partner`s baby, which is due to arrive any minute. Did I ever mention that I work much better under pressure? I met Jacqui when she and Daniel visited Marrakech last year.

While she had visited Marrakech umpteen times it was my cousin`s first visit. They were here because Jacqui was doing a sponsored trek through the Sahara for Help for Heroes. As a reminder of our fun time together I knew I wanted to use 1001 Peeps but I have been dithering over how to use the fabric to its best. In the end I went for an `Addition` quilt (well the baby will be a new `addition` to the family) and managed to get the strips pieced.

The pale blue fabric at the bottom of the shot is Terrain

I`m hoping to finish assembling it tomorrow before adding a narrow white border and an outer scrappy border (I love scrappy borders ever since the Across the Seas QAL) as I want the quilt to be a decent size and for the baby to be able to grew in to it.

It`s an anniversary edition of W.i.P Wednesday today as it`s a year since Lee at Freshly Pieced started this great weekly link up - congratulations and thanks Lee! So why don`t you click on the button below and say `hi` and link up something you are working on?

Sounds as if you had a good time. I love the pathway to your in-laws house.Your drunk in central park quilt is looking great - it looks so warm and cozy and I love the colours in baby boy quilt. You are fair getting through all of these quilts aren't you?

I really love your selection of patterns and colors for your quilts. you have a great eye. glad you had a break and nice visit with your in-laws. I like the entrance to their place, the shadows are beautiful. it looks like the yard sees a lot of traffic too, and I love the color of the compacted earth. wonderful photo Annabella. it has a really nice feel to it. happy day to you.

That is a lovely Drunkard's Path in Central Park fabrics. There seem to be a few DP quilts happening out there! (I guess that would be beacuse of the DP QAL the icon of which is sitting right next to the 'post comment' box. Duh.)

I'd say you are the curvemaster!! And the name alone got me! "Drunk in Central Park" is perfect!I have been meaning to make a plus quilt. Yours looks great! Can't wait to see more.Thanks for linking at This Week.

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About Me

Originally from the UK, I now live in the beautiful city of Marrakech, Morocco along with my wonderful husband and gorgeous but cheeky 5 year old son. When not helping to run our riad in the medina (old town), I'm discovering a passion for quilting, I'm a keen amateur photographer, I love cooking and enjoy making jewelry using semi-precious stones and silver.